Jim Ard vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki and Jim Ard that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jim Ard

vs.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Ard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Jim Ard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.